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GENERAL INDEX
Page
Abbreviations 52
Airports 546
Alphabetical Directory
53
Apartment Buildings
546
Associations and Clubs-Commercial. 546
Banks and Trust Companies 549
Board of Education 173
Buildings-Office and Public.
552
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor 553
Buyers' Guide
25
Cemeteries
553
Churches 553
City Government 173
Classified Business Directory 545
Clergymen
554
Clubs 556
County Government
178
Fire Department
174
Golf Clubs and Courses
Halls
563
Homes and Asylums
564
Hospitals and Dispensaries.
564
Labor Organizations
569
Legal Blue Book.
opp 570
Libraries
571
Museums
573
Newspapers
573
Parks and Playgrounds
575
Police Department
174
Post Office
381
Railroads
576
Schools-Parochial
578
Schools-Public 578
Schools Colleges and Academies 579
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 579
Societies-Patriotic 580
State Government 289
Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders 421 United States Government. 381
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Adamson Cadillac Co Inc. . right side lines Amos Insurance Agency. .. marginal line back cover and 40
Atlantic Coal Company Inc .. .right top lines and 35
Bernau Jewelry & Optical Co Inc. right bottom lines
35
Berry Coal Co .... .left top lines and 37 Binswanger & Co Inc. . left side lines and Blue Bird Taxi Inc ... 50
Borden Brick & Tile Co Inc ...
. marginal line front cover and Broadhurst Edgar D ... . Legal Blue Book Brooks, Mclendon & Holderness.
. Legal Blue Book
Carlton Phil R Inc .. left top lines and 45 40
Carolina Vulcanizing Co .. right side lines Chandler Tire Co right side lines
Chapman & Strand 26
Cheek J C Letter Shop. 48
Citizens Coal Co .. marginal line front cover and 35
City Service Co. .left side lines City Welding Shop ...... right side lines Coble & Starr Motor Co 31
Cockman D .left side lines Colonial Ice Company. . right bottom lines Columbia Laundry Co .right top lines and 47
Craven E F Co . marginal line back cover and 4
Dicks Laundry Co. marginal line front cover and 47
Dixie Fire Insurance Co of Greensboro .. N C 41
Dixie Realty & Loan Co .... left side lines Dixie Sales Co. .. right side lines lines Durham Life Insurance Co. 45 Reich Funeral Home Inc The. front cover and 38
Ely-Bloodworth Motors Inc
Everett, Zane & Muse. . right top lines and 26
Fitzpatrick Wm G & Co.
26
Ross W F Inc ..
left top lines and
49
Schenck Paul W 45
Schiffman Jewelry Co .... right side lines Sears, Roebuck and Co. . left top lines and 37 Security National Bank 32 Sharpe & Doggett Inc .... right side lines South Atlantic Bonded Warehouse Corp 51
Southern Carbide & Electric Service Co .. Southern Public Utilities Co . back cover and 48
51
Southside Hardware Co .. right side lines Starr Electric Co .... right top lines and 37 Studebaker Sales of N C Inc .. .right top lines and 30
Sullivan Jas G
left side lines
Tatum-Allen Coal Co
right side lines and 36 Traders Chevrolet Co Inc. . right side lines Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford ..
.left top lines and 44
Vanstory Clothing Co .... right top lines Virgilina Investigators Affiliated. 28 White Motors Inc ... . back cover, right side lines and 30
Wimbish Chas C
. front cover and
43
Wright's Clothing Store Inc
.right bottom lines
51
32 Yellow Taxi Co Inc
Home Industrial Bank .... back cover and
Hotel Davie
40
York Clothing Co
. left side lines
Young Men's Christian Association
left side lines
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. . .
front stencil and
2
Johnson Coal Co
36
Johnson's Cafe.
left side lines
Jones-Lewis Furniture Co Inc The ..
.left top lines
Kane Geo W
. front cover and
36
Keeley Institute The
. left bottom lines and
50
Lane's Laundry
right side lines and
48
Latham JE Co
.right side lines
Lewis & Hall.
.right top lines
Lowman Motor Co.
left side lines
Lucas-Waldron Motor Co
.left top lines
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. right top lines
Master Service Station.
. . left side lines
Matlock T L Co
.left side lines and
Mendenhall's Inc ..
.left side lines
Merrimon Insurance Agency Inc ...
27
.right side lines and
44
Carolina Insurance & Loan Agency ...
Carolina Steel & Iron Co.
3
Meyer's Co The.
.left top lines
39
Miller Furniture Co Inc. . left top lines and
Mitchell Insurance Agency
left top lines and
46
Moore & Turner
50
New Method Laundry Co. . left side lines
North State Chevrolet Co.
right top lines and
31
Odell Hardware Co .... right bottom lines
Office Supply Co. ...
.... left side lines
Patterson Bros Inc ...... right side lines
Philadelphia Battery Service Co
31
Phillips-Bolling Lumber Co
.right bottom lines
Phipps Hardware Co Inc ..
.left top lines and
39
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co ..
right top lines and
46
Pullen A M & Co
27
Redden Thos Gresham Inc ..
marginal line front cover and left top
right side lines and
31
Robertson Furniture Co.
right top lines and
39
Sancton & Dickerson
46
Saslow's Inc
46
46 Foust Henry P. .right top lines and Fresh Air Taxi Co. 4 .marginal line back cover and Fry & Stevens Inc ...... top stencil and 42 Gate City Building & Loan Assn. left top lines and 33
Gate City Electric Co ..... . left side lines Gate City Motor Co Inc.
. bottom stencil, right top lines and 29
Greensboro Auction & Salvage Co 28 Greensboro Motor Car Co Inc .. .front cover and 28 Greensboro Real Estate Co Inc. 49 Guaranty Loan Corp .... left bottom lines Guilford Mortgage Corp .right top lines and 49
H & H Clothing Co .... right side lines Haley Alvin T. . .right top lines 44 Hammel Wm C A .... left top lines and Hanes Funeral Home Inc .. .left top lines and 38
Hargett Funeral Home .. right bottom lines Hollowell D R & Co ... 27 Home Appliance Service Co Inc. 50 Home Building & Loan Assn . back cover, left top lines and 34 Home Detective Co Inc ... . marginal line back cover and 37
Younts-DeBoe Co
.left side lines
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INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1935 edition of the. Greensboro City Directory. This edition is marked by two new features- the designation of the number of children in each family, shown in the Alphabetical List of Names, and the designation of tenant-owned homes, shown in the Directory of Householders.
Confidence in the continued growth of Greensboro's industry, popu- lation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Greensboro to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estima -- tion of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Greensboro Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.
Population
The population of Greensboro is estimated at 67,932, based on the number of personal names in the Alphabetical section of the Directory, with due allowance for those under Directory age. Territory immediately adjacent, which is part of the city, as far as business and social life are concerned, is included in the Directory, and, likewise, in the population estimate.
Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, pages 25 to 52, printed on tinted paper, con- tains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and profes- sional interests of Greensboro. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference adver- tising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a large commercial and industrial center like Greensboro, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 53 to 417. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Greensboro, and the name, official per- sonnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city. A new feature of this section is the designation of the number of children in each family.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covers pages 421 to 544. In this section the named streets are arranged in alphabetical order, followed by the numbered streets in numerical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their re- spective crossing points on each street. A new feature of this section is the designation of tenant-owned homes.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 545 to 583. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous inter- ests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
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Municipal Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Greensboro.
The Greensboro Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Greensboro City Direc- tory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of nearly 450 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Direc- tory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
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GREENSBORO "Pivot of the Piedmont"
AERIAL VIEW OF GREENSBORO
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Council-city manager.
Population-Total, 53,569; white males of age, 18,817; white females of age, 20,226; total colored, 14,050 (1930 U. S. Census). American-born, 99.1%. City Directory canvass by Hill Directory Co. in March, 1935, esti- mates population at 67,932. Local esti- mate, 65,000.
Area-18.4 square miles.
Altitude-843 feet.
Climate-Mean annual tempera- ture, 59 degrees F .; average annual precipitation, 47.47 inches.
Parks-18, with total of 404.6 acres, valued at $155,000.
Assessed Valuation - $80,500,000, with $1.05 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$6,267,494 (net).
Financial Institutions-2 national banks and 1 industrial bank, with to- tal deposits of $9,291,931.72 (Dec. 31, 1934), and total resources of $10,687,- 969.95 (Dec. 31, 1934). 2 building and loan associations, with total assets of $2,568,187.71 (Dec. 31, 1934).
Postal Receipts-$473,410.53 (cal- endar year 1934).
Telephones in Service-8,505.
Churches-73, representing 22 de- nominations.
Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $618,702 (1934).
Real Estate-12,061 dwelling units in 11,000 structures, a substantial number of which are owned by their occupants.
Industry-107 manufacturing es- tablishments, employing 9,100 work- ers, paying wages of $10,000,000 (est.) annually, and having products valued at $40,000,000 annually (based on 1931 U. S. Census of Manufactures). Prin- cipal manufactured products: Tex- tiles, including hosiery, denims and overalls; clothing, machinery, pro- prietary medicines, wood products, fertilizers, structural steel, foundry products, chemicals and terra cotta.
Trade Area-Retail area extends from 30 to 75 miles, with population of 908,950; wholesale area, radius of 200 miles, and population of 4,000,000.
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Newspapers-2 dailies, 1 semi- weekly and 1 weekly. Radio Stations - WBIG (1,000 watts, Columbia Chain).
Hotels-2 "Class A," with total of 900 rooms. Also 6 "Class B." Newest hotel opened in 1927.
Railroads-2: Southern and Atlan- tic & Yadkin (Latter connects with Norfolk & Western, Norfolk & South- ern, Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line).
Highways-U. S. 29, 70, 411 and 421; State 10, 60, 64, 70 and 704.
Airports-1, municipal (regular mail and passenger service).
Amusements-Largest auditorium (University of North Carolina College for Women) seats 2,800 persons. 8 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 5,800 persons. 3 golf courses.
Hospitals-8 (including sanato- riums), with total of 400 beds.
000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 4,500,000 gallons; miles of mains, 166; value of plant, $3,422,475. Fire depart- ment has 47 men, with 5 stations and 16 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, 433,- 531.91. Police department has 54 men, with 1 station and 13 pieces of motor equipment.
History
On March 15, 1781, the Battle of Guilford Court House was fought, about four miles from what is now Greensboro. So intent was General Nathaniel Greene on crushing Corn- wallis' victorious march through the South that he little realized he was to title a city of the future. Although the battle was not decisive, General Greene fought so fiercely that Corn- wallis' army changed its course, mov- ing east, where it later entered the Battle of Yorktown so badly crippled that it was unable to stem the trium-
WORLD WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM
Education-Institutions of higher learning include University of North Carolina College for Women, Greens- boro College, St. Benedict's School, Bennett College for Women (c), Im- manuel Lutheran College (c) and Ne- gro Agricultural & Technical College of North Carolina. 22 public schools, including 1 senior high and 3 junior high. 1 parochial school, with 75 pupils. Number of pupils in public schools, 14,000; teachers, 278. Value of public school property, $4,225,000; parochial, $23,000; college, $9,000,000.
Public Libraries-2, with total of 42,624 volumes. Also college library open to public, with 65,000 volumes.
City Statistics-Total street mile- age, 187.55, with 135 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 99.2; sewers, 186; electric street railway, 10.3. Number of water meters, 9,500; light meters, 13,833; gas meters, 4,225. Capacity of water works (municipal), 1,417,000,-
phant wave of the American forces. The victory and the end of the Revo- lution has been laid by authorities to the result of the Battle of Guilford Court House. The scene of this battle is now Guilford Court House Nation- al Park, a mecca for tourists and students of history, because it is known as "The Turning Point of the Revolution."
Guilford County was settled in 1772 by Scottish-Irish and German stock from Pennsylvania, and English and Scotch Highlander immigrants. It was named for Frederick, Earl of Guilford, better known as Lord North. Its people were simple and rural. They possessed no large estates or wealth. They were intensely re- ligious, democratic, arduous in the pursuit and advancement of educa- tion, energetic and thrifty, home-lov- ing and liberty-seeking. The origi- nal county seat was Martinsville,
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where was fought the Battle of Guil- ford Court House.
In 1808 Greensboro was founded as the county seat of Guilford and named for the famous General Greene. The townsite was located in the geographic center of the county. Commissioners paid Ralph Gorrell $98 for forty-two acres of land, and the new county capital and court house was laid off there.
Almost from its beginning, Greens- boro forged ahead in education. Dr. David Caldwell established his noted "Log" College," the forerunner of sev- eral academies and schools founded in 1816, 1820, 1833 and 1836, leading up to the chartering in 1838 of Greensboro Female College, the grad- ing of public schools in 1872, the es- tablishment of North Carolina Col- lege for Women (now University of North Carolina College for Women) in 1892, and the building of three Ne- gro colleges.
Greensboro had a cotton mill as early as 1834, but it was in Recon- struction days that it began to be an important commercial and industrial factor. Its central position in the state then, as now, was its chief reason for growth. Here three main traffic arteries (Federal highways) converge. In 1856 came the first rail- road (built by the State).
At the turn of the century, Greens- boro's real growth began. In 1892 came Caesar and Moses Cone to es- tablish their cotton mill development, which today is a world leader in the textile field. Greensboro has forged steadily ahead industrially, commer- cially and educationally, capitalizing its advantages of accessibility, cli- mate, ideal labor conditions, agri- culture, power, transportation, raw materials and a spirit of progressive enterprise.
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Prior to 1860 the city was Whig, and opposed to secession. John A. Gilmer, of Greensboro, was offered a place in Lincoln's cabinet, but the city, of course, finally supported the State and the Confederacy. It was
at Greensboro that General Joseph E. Johnston disbanded his army fol- lowing his surrender to Sherman, and it was in the railway station here that Jefferson Davis is said to have held his last official cabinet meeting. Greensboro's citizens have always taken a prominent part in state af- fairs. John M. Morehead, as Gover- nor, was one of the state's foremost proponents of good roads as early as 1840, and the chairman of the State Highway Commission now adminis- ters the entire highway system of the state, North Carolina having been the first state to consolidate state, county and township roads under a single control.
Location
Greensboro is the pivot and focal point of the rich "Piedmont" section of the two Carolinas and a part of Virginia. It is equidistant from At- lanta and New York, each being approximately twelve hours by rail and five by air from Greensboro. Here also crosses the main east-west traf- fic arteries of the state and one of the main north-south highways. Oth- er important roads converge at Greensboro to make it the hub of highway transportation.
The Piedmont area of North and South Carolina contains 46% of the population of the two states, and pro- duces over 73% of their industrial output. From Greensboro into all sec- tions of the Piedmont radiate the belts of traffic, over railroads and highways. That Greensboro is the logical, dominant "pivot" of this area is demonstrated by the fact that over
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1,500 traveling salesmen and agency representatives make their home and headquarters here.
Two railroads serve Greensboro: The Southern and the Atlantic & Yadkin. The Norfolk & Western, Sea- board Air Line, Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk & Southern employ the Atlantic & Yadkin as a connection into Greensboro, giving the city the competitive service of six railroads. Forty-eight passenger trains arrive and depart daily in six directions from a new and modern $1,000,000 station. The main north and south double-track line of the Southern in- tersects the main east and west trans- state line of the Southern at Greens- boro. All important grade crossings have been separated to safeguard life and property and to speed traffic. Seventy buses leave here daily for every section of the state. There is also a complete system of regular motor transport, with two up-to-date truck terminals.
Two northbound and two south- bound air mail planes leave the Greensboro airport daily, besides two passenger planes daily, in each direc- tion (temporarily suspended during major improvements to field). A let- ter mailed here after business hours will be in New York or Atlanta the following morning by rail, and in Chicago, New Orleans or Boston the same morning by air.
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